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innovation

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in·no·va·tion  (n-vshn)
n.
1. The act of introducing something new.
2. Something newly introduced.

inno·vation·al adj.

innovation [ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən]
n
1. something newly introduced, such as a new method or device
2. the act of innovating
innovational  adj
innovationist  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.innovationinnovation - a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
creation - an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone
2.innovationinnovation - the creation of something in the mind
creative thinking, creativeness, creativity - the ability to create
concoction - the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose; "his testimony was a concoction"; "she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories"
contrivance - the faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"
3.innovationinnovation - the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"
commencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
authorship, paternity - the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed"

innovation
noun
1. change, revolution, departure, introduction, variation, transformation, upheaval, alteration technological innovations of the industrial age
2. newness, novelty, originality, freshness, modernism, modernization, uniqueness We must promote originality and encourage innovation.
Translations
innovation [ˌɪnəʊˈveɪʃən] N (= act) → innovación f; (= thing) → innovación f, novedad f

innovation [ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən] n
(= new method, invention) → innovation f
the technological innovations of the industrial age → les innovations technologiques de l'âge industriel
(= inventiveness) → innovation f
We must encourage innovation → Nous devons encourager l'innovation.

innovation
nInnovation f; (= introduction also)Neueinführung f (→ of +gen); (= thing introduced also)Neuerung f

innovation [ˌɪnəʊˈveɪʃn] ninnovazione f
innovation [ˌɪnəʊˈveɪʃn] ninnovazione f

innovation
n innovation [inəˈveiʃən]
(the act of making) a change or a new arrangement etc The new system in the school canteen was a welcome innovation. nuwigheid إبْتِكار، تَجْديد нововъведение změna fornyelse die Neuerung καινοτομία innovación uuendus نوآوری innovaatio innovation חִידוּש नवीनी करण inoviranje újítás inovasi nÿjung, nÿbreytni innovazione 革新 혁신 naujovė jauninājums; jaunievedums pembaharuan vernieuwing nyskapning, forandring innowacja inovação in­ovaţie нововведение novota, zavádzanie novôt novost inovacija innovation, nyhet นวัตกรรม yenilik 創新 інновація, нововведення اختراع đổi mới ,
n innovator
innoveerder مُبْتَكِر، مُجَدِّد новатор novátor, -ka fornyer der Neuerer νεωτεριστής innovador uuendaja مبتکر uudistaja innovateur/-trice מַמצִיא नवप्रवर्तक inovacija újító inovator nÿjungasmiður, frumherji innovatore, innovatrice 革新者 개혁자 novatorius novators orang yang membawa pembaharuan vernieuwer nyskaper, fornyer nowator inovador inovator новатор novátor, -ka novator inovator förnyare, nyskapare, innovatör นำสิ่งใหม่เข้ามา yenilikçi 革新者 новатор; раціоналізатор مخترع nhà cải cách

innovation ابتكار inovace opfindelse Innovation καινοτομία innovación innovaatio innovation inovacija innovazione 革新 혁신 innovatie oppfinnelse innowacja inovação нововведение innovation ความคิดสร้างสรรค์ yenilik sự đổi mới 创新


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Here Nature herself appeared to erect a barrier, and to plead against extending the innovation to these two classes.
The constitution of the summer-house had lasted until the spring of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, when the unhallowed footsteps of innovation passed that way; and the venerable privileges of the Owls were assailed, for the first time, from the world outside.
Lynde says they've never had a female teacher in Avonlea before and she thinks it is a dangerous innovation.
 
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